ComponentFinder

pbacot · 25 Nov 2018, 20:48

Does this show components in model or only saved libraries?

halroach · 25 Nov 2018, 21:02

@pbacot said:

Does this show components in model or only saved libraries?

Currently only saved libraries. ‘In model’ is on our list...

halroach · 17 Jan 2019, 07:00

Here is a new video explaining ComponentFinder by TutorialsUp:

halroach · 21 Jan 2019, 12:32

Good news!

You can now browse and search through your In-Model Components and Groups with ComponentFinder!

Read more details on the FlexBlog.

pibuz · 13 Feb 2019, 14:58

Hi Halroach! Thank you for your wonderful plugin!!! It's extremely useful!!
I have a small issue though: sometimes the "loading you rlibrary" phase doesn't stop, so basically I can't use the plugin. If I restart the pc, everything works fine.

I'm rurring on a SU2018...

halroach · 15 Feb 2019, 06:10

@pibuz said:

Hi Halroach! Thank you for your wonderful plugin!!! It's extremely useful!!
I have a small issue though: sometimes the "loading you library" phase doesn't stop, so basically I can't use the plugin. If I restart the pc, everything works fine.

I'm rurring on a SU2018...

Hi Pibuz,
Are you able to pinpoint in what situations this happens? Does it happen if specific folders were open in a previous session? Does the loading phase happen in the middle when you're working or only when Sketchup starts?

pibuz · 15 Feb 2019, 07:44

Hi Hal! Thanks for your reply!
I'm actually using the plugin to visualize one single folder (with all its subfolders obviously) and I have about 60 models to report, not so much. I still haven't mapped the cases in which I encounter the issue, but I will in the next days! I'll let you know immediately!

Thank you so much!

pibuz · 18 Feb 2019, 08:27

Hi! I'm back with some additional info: this morning I had this issue when opening a new sketchup project, while in the previous file I had the "component finder" window active with an ongoing search word.

Apollo Tuan · 1 Nov 2021, 07:14

@halroach said:

Meet ComponentFinder - our new super convenient tool, designed for, not merely browsing your library, but for actually finding the components you need. Easy, fast and all within SketchUp!

Enhanced Browsing - Choose the best way to view your components (navigation or flat-files)

Powerful Search - Quickly filter through your open tabs and components

Zoom In / Zoom Out - See larger or smaller component thumbnails

Save Components - Save components into ComponentFinder directly from Sketchup

Open multiple tabs at once - Select multiple folders from your local library and add them into ComponentFinder, all at once

ComponentFinder is an evolution of the FlexTools Favorites Library. It will now work with all components, not only with "flex".

Coming Soon!

The current version does not seem to be able to completely remove the component toolbar that has been created, and it cannot be removed from the SU view toolbar.

Apollo Tuan · 1 Nov 2021, 07:17

@halroach said:

Good news!

You can now browse and search through your In-Model Components and Groups with ComponentFinder!

Read more details on the FlexBlog.

You need the left side to display the tree classification directory, which can only be returned level by level, which is very inconvenient. The tree folder operation is unified on the left side, and it is convenient to display only the model on the right side.

halroach · 3 Nov 2021, 16:58

@unknownuser said:

The current version does not seem to be able to completely remove the component toolbar that has been created, and it cannot be removed from the SU view toolbar.

Hi Apollo,

Sometimes it can take sketchup 2 restarts to properly update the toolbar interface correctly.

Close the generated toolbar, restart sketchup. Make sure the toolbar is still closed (and was not opened again, or open in another session of sketchup) and restart sketchup again.

Please let me know that it works out ok.

halroach · 3 Nov 2021, 17:06

@unknownuser said:

You need the left side to display the tree classification directory, which can only be returned level by level, which is very inconvenient. The tree folder operation is unified on the left side, and it is convenient to display only the model on the right side.

I am not totally sure I understand what you mean. What I can say is that when viewing 'In Model' components, it will display them the same way how Sketchup's In Model components are viewed in the Components Tray. You can either view the first level (root) component definitions OR all the sub-components in the model.